Foreign Woman Injured: Two Miscreants Shot Dead in Excellent Work by Chinese Police Constables 'Two professional gunmen, who attacked a tram on Thursday' morning, firing 17 shots, were shot and Killed by the police of Wayside district as they attempted to make off through an_ alleyway leading "into Tongshan Road. Mrs, J. Duncan, wife of a tramway inspector, who: rode on the front car, was struck in the right forearm and two: Cbiese received flesh wounds, Neither the driver nor the conductor, the intended victims of the, terrorists, were struck by bullets.
During the afternoon the entire! staff of drivers and conductors, fent-_ ing for their lives, stopped work, The attempted assassinations and the subsequent heroic conduct of the Police was so sharp and dramatic, that mo one connected with the affair is able to give a coherent, story of what actually occurred.' The first part of the story is clear, but, when the police got into the picture the action was so rapid, that only a cinematograph camera could have recorded what happened.
About 10.50 am. tram B50_drew to a stop on East Seward Road, Just south of Kungping Road, on a awiteh and apparently was awaiting: for an oncoming car, Eight or ten men gathered round the forward end, the passengers were disembarking. There were no uniformed police nearer than 50 vai Suddenly two of the men drew large calibre military Mauser pis-_ tols and began shooting at the front vestibule, upon which the tram men stood. Their comrades, without dis-Playing any pistols, stood round, them to prevent interference, Good Shooting by Police How many rounds the gang fred fat this point is unknown. 'Three three or four bullets broke th or four' bullets broke the framework. A Chinese police officer, especially "for duty in connection with the tram strike, slipped to a Point of vantage, and, as one of the gunmen moved to want the alley~ way, fired two shots, both taking effect, As the miscreant was about to fall, two of his comrades. took new methods of terrorism. They had not paid their rent for three months, and the police, request of the landlord, Jown instigation, secured an order Jand sealed the premises on November 25.
Aware of the situation, the police yesterday detailed special patrols, Detectives were sent out to the Jwho shot the first assassin, and in turn received a flesh wound in the forearm.
During the shooting, the police fired 13 shots and the gangsters shot 17 times. When examined by [the police it seemed as though the Mausers had not been fired before —they were entirely new. The pis-els of one man was empty, but he Jearried two full clips. The other's [weapon had been fired six times, Tram officials have viewed the! dead bodies and state that they were not former employees. The Fingerprint Department has not identified them as having been in jeustody before. It is the polite theory that they are professional imported gunmen, Tramway Co's, Statement The following was issued on Thursday evening by the Shanghai Electric Construction Ca, Ltd.:
In settlement of the strike of the Company's employees in January, 1927, special increase in wages was then granted to all classes and grades of workers and conditions service were improved generally. The concessions then granted by the Company were accepted by the men '83 a satisfactory termination to the matters under dispute.
Tt was then made clear to the }men that the Company was not willing to receive or deal with any outside body on association in connection with matters concerning the welfare of its employees, On November 19, 1927, a letter containing 25 demands and bearing! the chop "Phe Tram Workers" Club" (Foreign Settlement) was received held of him and half carried him the offices of the Company. into the alleyway.
The officer follow- Having regard to the ed and, with a clean shot, struck] The so-called "Tram Work-him in the head, killing him ers' Club" is by no means immed instantaneously. His confederates, Fan of through side confined to tram workers, not is it recognized by the Com-alleys, They were not struck by the pany; The unreasonable nature of In the meantime, three additional these demands; police affeers, on point duty near The fact that they were not} by, rushed up and engaged with the considered by the mana, other, His cohorts, evidently un-ment as representative of the armed, in the meanwhile had begun feeling of the men but were] to-flee, but the armed man ran into very largely the work of the alleyway, where his comrade agitators from outside; and had been killed. The police gave The fact that the question of! chase, firing "as they. ran, Their wages and conditions of ser-faun was accurate and he, too, fell vice generally had been re-ead at their feet. The body of vised by the Company as one was found about 50 yards recently as January, 1927, side the alley. the other was 30 the Company had no alternative but, yards from East Seward. Road, to ignore the letter. when picked up and conveyed to the 'On November 28, 1927, the me-Mortuary. chanics employed by the' Company'
Oficers' telephoned to the station at Baikal Road complained through! and, within a. fow minutes, Chief their leaders that the premises Inspr. Crookdake, Chief Det Inspr. known as "The Tram Workers' Prince and all available men hurried Club" had been sealed'by the police, to the scene. The party wa" deploy-This action was taken by the was thoroughly "combed."
throughout the district, which police' as they considered. the. pres "No fur- mises were being frequented " by} ther auapects tore reste Mrs, Duncan, just returning with 4 full basket from the Market, was shot by one of the bullets which' pierced the woodwork of the ear. Tt Struck her in' the right -forearm and inflicted a flesh wound, In the afternoon surgeons removed the ballet at the General Hospi where it is reported that her ce ton is not considered serious.
The two Chinese were removed to St. Luke's Hospital, where the bullets also were extracted. Neither, of them was struck in vital spots, and it la not believed that they are in any danger.
The Work of Terrorists Lagitators, "most "of whom hed no connection whatsoever with the!
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